ERITREA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,271	4	2,154	+ 17,117
Stroke	2	5,353	2	2,564	+ 2,789
Lung Cancers	3	4,221	46	62	+ 4,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,274	1	3,277	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,392	35	113	+ 2,279
Lung Disease	6	2,239	9	662	+ 1,577
Other Neoplasms	7	1,516	66	6	+ 1,509
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,465	7	944	+ 521
Breast Cancer	9	1,304	23	311	+ 993
Liver Disease	10	1,295	6	1,215	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	11	1,062	47	54	+ 1,008
Stomach Cancer	12	968	48	48	+ 919
Pancreas Cancer	13	889	58	20	+ 869
Alcohol	14	858	49	45	+ 812
Hypertension	15	808	8	926	- 117
Falls	16	771	26	168	+ 603
Bladder Cancer	17	770	51	42	+ 728
Suicide	18	701	21	382	+ 319
Lymphomas	19	678	28	147	+ 531
Kidney Disease	20	666	12	578	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	606	24	310	+ 296
Road Traffic Accidents	22	582	5	1,326	- 744
Inflammatory/Heart	23	572	32	123	+ 449
Leukemia	24	566	29	144	+ 422
Oral Cancer	25	553	44	71	+ 482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	506	27	147	+ 359
Ovary Cancer	27	480	40	79	+ 400
Other Injuries	28	414	15	540	- 126
Liver Cancer	29	375	45	69	+ 306
Uterin Cancer	30	354	61	18	+ 337
Skin Cancers	31	353	56	30	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	32	312	30	132	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	33	295	39	81	+ 214
Parkinson's Disease	34	246	37	85	+ 161
Epilepsy	35	188	38	81	+ 106
Congenital Anomalies	36	150	18	432	- 282
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	137	3	2,292	- 2,155
Endocrine Disorders	38	136	43	71	+ 65
Drownings	39	104	33	118	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	100	41	77	+ 23
Tuberculosis	41	98	14	543	- 446
Low Birth Weight	42	95	16	531	- 436
Asthma	43	88	22	326	- 238
Multiple Sclerosis	44	82	67	4	+ 78
Fires	45	78	31	132	- 54
Skin Disease	46	77	50	45	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	60	64	12	+ 48
Drug Use	48	53	53	36	+ 16
Violence	49	48	20	384	- 336
Malnutrition	50	48	10	660	- 612
Poisonings	51	34	34	114	- 81
Hepatitis C	52	31	65	6	+ 24
Meningitis	53	28	19	404	- 377
HIV/AIDS	54	19	25	308	- 289
Appendicitis	55	11	55	31	- 20
Hepatitis B	56	9	57	28	- 19
Birth Trauma	57	8	11	616	- 608
Schizophrenia	58	5	83	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	5	84	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	60	3	60	18	- 15
Osteoarthritis	61	3	85	0	+ 3
Anemia	62	2	81	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	63	2	13	544	- 542
Encephalitis	64	1	62	16	- 14
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	52	37	- 37
Otitis Media	68	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	54	35	- 35
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	36	90	- 90
Measles	72	0	63	13	- 13
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	73	- 73
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	17	437	- 437
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Poland

Eritrea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.